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| Keywords: USS Hornet island SBD Midway.jpg A U S Navy Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless of bombing squadron VB-8 or scouting squadron VS-8 landing on the aircraft carrier USS Hornet CV-8 during the Battle of Midway 4 June 1942 Note the personnel wearing battle gear and the pilot in full flight gear including leather helmet Mae West and flight suit VB-8 and VS-8 did not locate the Japanese fleet during operations on 4 June 1942 losing six aircraft between them However on 6 June the squadrons participated in attacks against the Japanese cruisers Mogami and Mikuma U S Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No 1996 253 649 http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/Display php irn 16036018 QueryPage 2FQuery php 1942-06-04 U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy Douglas SBD Dauntless Aboard USS Hornet CV-8 Battle of Midway US forces Flight suits Soft flight helmets | ||||
